TOP MINT SHRINK 1968 ORIG + INSERT = THE SILVER APPLES ACID PROG PSYCH
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FINAL COLLECTION COPY "MINT" 1968 ORIGINAL IN SHRINK WRAP
The SILVER APPLES
\ USA - KAPP RECORDS - KS 3562
TOP COPY = MINTY CLEAN = STILL IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAPPER
CONTAINS the hard to find fold out poster insert
Rarely see this album THIS clean... original 1968 first pressing of one of the early USA prog/psych/sci-fi bands...pure underground strangeness for the times...the otherworldly sound of SILVER APPLES went right over the heads of most listeners in '68....
Even among the cutting edge early electronic rock acts of the late 60's, the Silver Apples were an anomaly. Bands like The United States Of America, The White Noise, and Fifty Foot Hose (all of whose Lp's have or will eventually appear with us) tended to perform more traditional songs, albeit with electronic instrumentation, juxtaposed with wild electronic weirdness. Silver Apples had a more consistent, unified, and droning sound. They're always at their strangest.
The band is only a duo, with hugely underrated drummer Danny Taylor provided complicated, organic beats while his partner Simeon supplies the vocals, electronic bass lines, and wailing oscillations from his namesake instrument. Yes, Simeon plays the "Simeon," a series of custom made oscillators which provide for most of the overt freakiness here.
"Oscillations" is a fine introduction to the band with it's pulsing beat and echoing, alien tones. This band's ace in the hole was the ability to actually write catchy songs, even if they were dresses in interstellar clothing, and "Oscillations" will stick in your head like glue.
Truth be told, there isn't a ton of variation in the Silver Apples sound (it is a duo after all), but no one else has ever sounded like this, so they certainly could deliver for two albums in the 60's. There are some minor touches to distinguish the song, such as flute in "Seagreen Serenades," and found sound in "Program."
As odd as it is, most of the songs here really are poprock songs mutated into something sounding like it was beamed from Neptune. The band only attempts epic, chanting mode on "Dancing Gods."
Silver Apples don't quite have the punch of a Velvet Underground, but they inarguably have earned "groundbreaking" status.
Oscillations (2:49)
Seagreen Serenades (2:55)
Lovefingers (4:11)
Program (4:07)
Velvet Cave (3:30)
Whirly-Bird (2:41)
Dust (3:41)
Dancing Gods (5:57)
Misty Mountain (2:46)
CONDITION: The cover is uncommonly top shelf MINT clean for a silver foil cover...silver foil covers from the sixties tend to wear with abrasion as scuffs just standing still...here, a great final collection copy with obvious careful handling, a small delete drill at top right is all. An immaculate copy well preserved over the past 44 years...
The vinyl is all shiny over both sides, TOP M- looks and plays very nice with excellent all clear audio ....
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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